I couldn't tell you the time, date or location with any immediate certainty; however, what I could tell you is that we weren't in for much of a pleasant layover.  Our final stop yielded us as what we would later find out to be the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center, in Oklahoma City.By the time we arrived at the facility, almost all of the...

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The transfer from state custody to federal prison kept me waiting at the county jail for several hellish weeks in maximum-security lockdown.  I was constantly being moved from one county jail to the next "for my security".  I wasn't allowed knowing where I would be moved to next or even when.  So, I spent many anxiety filled nights wondering if tonight would be...

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"Did you see Carmelita on the television news programa last night?" "Si, Chica.  I couldn't believe it! I heard she shot that no good husband of hers finally!  Ya era tiempo...ese desgraciado, hijo de..." "I know, right?  Did you see how pretty she looked-ed-it on the television?" "Si, como no?  Her make-up looked so good, and that dress she had on made her...

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One of the highlights of prison life is what is known as Mail Call. Mail call occurs twice each evening - once at 6 p.m. and again at 9 p. m. Prison popularity is gauged in one respect by the amount and quality of mail a prisoner receives at mail call, or what is more commonly referred to as “male” call. A recent...

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